Planets
The hottest planet in our Solar System is what?
Venus
What are stars including the sun made out of?
Gas
Earth completes one rotation is how long?
Earth completes a revolution once every....
What is a scientist who studies space called?
Astronomer
What do Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars have in common? List two things.
They are Inner Planets and are Rocky or Terrestrial.
The sun is what type of star?
Yellow Star and Average Star
Earth's rotation causes what?
Day and Night
Earth's revolution causes what?
The seasons
Why do the sun and moon appear to be the same size in the sky?
Moon is much closer to Earth and the Sun is much farther away.
Why do astronomers know more about Mars and Jupiter than Neptune?
Mars and Jupiter are closer to the Earth.
How many stars are in our solar system?
One (the Sun)
Axis
In which seasons do both hemispheres get about the same amount of direct sunlight?
Spring and Fall
What force allows planets and moons to travel in orbits?
Gravity
What is the order of the planets?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
False. The closer the star is, the brighter it appears.
If the Earth were to spin around its axis twice as fast as it does now, what would happen?
The day would be half as long and the night would be half as long. The day would 12 hours long.
In which month is the northern hemisphere tilted towards the Sun?
June/July
Most of Earth's oxygen comes from what?
Plants
Roundish objects that travel around the Sun, but are smaller than planets are called _____
A cluster of stars in the sky that have been grouped together in a pattern is called _____.
A constellation.
No, the Sun is not moving across the sky. The Earth is spinning or rotating on its axis.
What the sun is the lowest in the sky it is what season?
Winter
99% of the air we breath is made up of oxygen and what?
Nitrogen